Copyright
Office Adopts Final Rule on Termination of Transfers and Licenses

The Copyright Office is adopting a final rule
governing the form, content, and manner of service of notices of
termination of transfers and licenses granted by authors on or after
1978 with a single change. Beginning on January 1, 2003, copyright
owners have been able to serve notices of termination on certain
post-1977 copyright transferees and licensees pursuant to section
203 of the Copyright Act under an interim rule effective on that
date. The Office is now adopting the interim rule as a final rule,
with an additional amendment that was set forth in a proposed rule
published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2002 (67 FR 77951).
The final rule amends section 201.10(b)(1)(i) of the Copyright Office
regulations to require that a notice of termination pursuant to
section 304 of title 17 U.S.C. must identify whether the termination
is made under section 304(c) or section 304(d).

The entire text of section 201.10, as amended,
may be found on the Copyright Office website at Termination